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MACHINERY

220050260007 · 01/19/2005 · Wabash Mine Holding Company

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Occupation
Roof bolter, Rock bolter, Pinner, Mobile roof support operator (MRS)
Activity
Roof bolter, NEC
Injury source
DRILL STEEL (ALL SIZES)
Nature of injury
FRACTURE,CHIP
Body part
FINGER(S)/THUMB
Days lost
10
Mine experience
12.62 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Foundation Coal Corporation
Operator
Wabash Mine Holding Company
Mine
1100877

Narrative

Employee was bolting brow of roof fall. On left side of bolter using two pieces of steel. Upper section of the roof steel hung up in the hole when EE dropped the pod. Steel dropped out after it cooled & struck rt. thumb mashing it between upper steel & drill pot causing a fracture and laceration. NOTE: Amended Narrative per misc. mail 1/25/05 #1.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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